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artist: Ben Folds Five song: Boxing album: Ben Folds Five transc.: Brent Ritchey (mxpx281@hotmail.com)
(On the last chorus, the /A is a very high bass note, in the treble clef, not a bass clef note. Listen for accurate octave.)
INTRO D Gm D/F# Fdim7 Em7 Em7/B Gmaj7b5/- F(no3)/- A/- /D /F# Aug/- D /D /F# Aug/- D
VERSE 1 D C#b5/E /D /F# Aug D Howard, the stran - gest things D A7 /D /F# Aug D Have happened lately when I A7 C#b5/E D /Eb /E Fdim7 Take a good swing at all my dreams, F#m7 I drop my fists and they're back, laughing.
VERSE 2 Howard, my intention's become not to lose what I've won. Ambition has given way to desperation and I G#dim/B Em7 Em7/B /A /G A A7b13 Lost the fight from my eyes.
CHORUS D Gm D/F# Fdim7 Boxing's been good to me, Ho - ward. Em7 A7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Now I'm told, you're growing old. Em7 Gmaj7/A F#m7 Bm7 Em The whole time you knew: F#m7 Bm7 Em Em7 A couple of years I'd be through. C#b5sus4 /D /F# Aug/- D Has boxing been good to you?
G7b5 D/A Fdim7 Fdim7/D Em7 Gmaj7b5/- F(no3)/- A/- /D /F# Aug/- D /D /F# Aug/- D
VERSE 3 Howard, now I confess I'm scared and lonely and tired. They seem to think I'm made of clay. Another day, I'm not cut out for this. I just know want to say, I say,
CHORUS "Boxing's been good to me, Howard. Now I'm told, I'm growing old. The whole time you knew: A couple of years I'd be through. Has boxing been good to you?"
/D /F# Aug/- D
BRIDGE Fmaj7add13 Dm/C Bbmaj7 Dm/G Well sometimes I punch myself hard as I can, Fmaj7add13 Dm/C Bbmaj7 Dm/G Yelling, "Nobody cares," hoping someone will tell me Ebmaj9 How wrong I am. Em7 Em E6(no 5) Em7(no5) A7 A7#5 Noooooooo.
CHORUS Boxing's been good to me, Howard. Now I'm told, you're growing old. The whole time you knew: A couple of years I'd be through. C#b5sus4 Has boxing been good? /A A Aug Has bo - xing been good? /A A Aug Has boxing been good?
D Gm D/F# Fdim7 Gmaj7b5/- F(no3)/- A/- /D /F# Aug/- D
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